That is what the Rochester Fire Department is hoping as they modernize their fire prevention efforts with brand new Apple iPads.

The Rochester Walmart donated two iPad Airs to the department through the Walmart Foundation's Community Involvement Program.

“We donate to organizations within the community that we know will make a difference,” said Brian Malo, the store manager.

“Any time somebody has something that will help serve the community, it's the right call to work with them. It's an easy decision at that point,” said Malo of why they opted to work with the fire department.

“It will affect they way they handle fire safety in the community. They're taking the technology they have and bringing it up to the next level,” he said of why the iPads were donated.

“In today's age of technology and record keeping, we're trying to bring inspections up to a modern level,” said Rochester Fire Department Deputy Chief Peter Cutrer. The department has been using notebooks and binders of code books for inspections.

He said the department will be streamlining processes with the iPads which will have code books, blueprints of large buildings, electrical blueprints of these buildings, extrication guides, and all inspection forms.

“The forms are filled out on site,” said Cutrer of one way the iPads will make inspections, and thus fire prevention efforts, more efficient.

He said software programs the department will be using will increase not only the public's safety, but also the safety of those responding by allowing instant access to evacuation plans and blueprints as well as ensuring all fire prevention methods are met.

They hope to acquire more iPads through a grant in the future. “It's our hope to be able to put one of these in every fire apparatus in the city,” said Cutrer.